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TIPA 2008 Awards

Posted on May 6th, 2008 by KhoKing.
Categories: Photography.

TIPA 2008 Awards

TIPA has announced the 2008 awards to various categories in the photography fields. A quick scan see no sign of Pentax in the list. Some worthable mentioned:

• Best D-SLR Advanced went to Canon EOS 450D, which was supposed to be the beginner DSLR for family, but obviously has won the heart of many to be in the Advanced category.
• Nikon D3 as expected has won the Best D-SLR Professional category.
• Nikon D300 has won the Best D-SLR Expert category.
• Sony Alpha 200 has won the Best D-SLR entry-level.

That’s all for the DSLR categories. Sorry…no sign of Pentax (nor Olympus…).

Below are the winners of various categories:

More info at:
http://www.tipa.com/awa_2008.lasso

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Brand New Canon EOS 40D at LOWEST PRICE!

Posted on May 2nd, 2008 by KhoKing.
Categories: Photography.

Brand New Canon EOS 40D at LOWEST PRICE!

Japan Import Set (one year ShaShinKi.com Warranty (with official Canon Japan warranty. For warranty claim, send to ShaShinKi.com shop in Perak, we will send to Canon Japan at our own cost)):

Canon EOS 40D (10.1 Megapixel) Interchangeable Lens SLR Digital Camera Body Only
RM3,395.00

Canon EOS 40D SLR Digital Camera with Canon EF-S 17-85mm IS USM AF Lens
RM4,495.00

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40 Millions Canon Lenses!

Posted on May 2nd, 2008 by KhoKing.
Categories: Photography.

Canon has achieved their total EF lenses selling record to 40 millions as in February 2008!

Canon EF lens was first selling in March 1987, when they first introduce the new EOS series with fully electronic lens mount in BIG lens mount size!

In Jan 2006, Canon has achieved 30 millions production of their EF lenses, and just around 2 years time, another 10 million accumulated! (Imagine the profit they are making…)

Currently, there are 64 lenses offered by Canon to the world market. If you are rich enough…you can try collect every one of it…

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Very hot product! TEKQ Professional 233X Ultra Pro CompactFlash (CF) 8GB Memory Card (Lifetime Warranty) @ RM155!

Posted on May 1st, 2008 by KhoKing.
Categories: Computer / IT, Photography.

The very latest and now selling product at ShaShinKi.com!

TEKQ Professional 233X Ultra Pro CompactFlash (CF) 8GB Memory Card (Lifetime Warranty)

Original price = RM255.00. By using the discount code below, you will be able to get a RM100 OFF! Making the memory card price only RM155.00!

Discount Coupon Code (-RM100 Off!): TEKQ-1 (key in the code in the Payment Page at ShaShinKi.com)

Free PosLaju Shipping within Malaysia!

TEKQ Memory card is made in Taiwan (the kingdom of world famous memory card makers), with product life time warranty. The speed of 233X ensures that you are not only getting the big 8GB memory space, but also the high speed performance for your digital SLRs!

Only available at ShaShinKi.com, for a limited quantity for this special offer price only! This offer is originally valid for PhotoMalaysia members only, but now I am offering it to my blog readers.

Happy shooting unlimitedly!

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ShaShinKi.com Design Version 2

Posted on April 22nd, 2008 by KhoKing.
Categories: Computer / IT, Photography.

I have again spent my last weekend in updating the design of ShaShinKi.com, trying to give a more advance and elegant look to it.

The homepage or door to ShaShinKi.com store is still the same. The major changes is the shop part.

In my initial design theme, the main colour is black, with gradient grey and white. My wife said that it is not so good to make the website looks so dark, so I change the background to something more refreshing, but not too bright or unfriendly for the eyes.

I chose red as the main colour of the background, not the bright eye piercing red but dark elegant red. I want the feel of big curtain in an orchestra hall, presenting the store of ShaShinKi.com to the world.

Here’s a thumbnail view of the site:

Besides the background, I have also changed the infobox bar colour to something more 3D and also enlarging the font so that it can be read easier.

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Search ShaShinKi.com for photography products

Posted on April 20th, 2008 by KhoKing.
Categories: Computer / IT, Photography.

Search ShaShinKi.com for photography products - Cameras, Lenses, Accessories…

Testing to see if the codes will work or not.

Update:  Yes, it works!

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New Product Page Design at ShaShinKi.com

Posted on April 14th, 2008 by KhoKing.
Categories: Computer / IT, Photography.

I spent the last weekend in redesigning the product page at ShaShinKi.com, I am pretty happy and satisfied with the results…so here to share with you all my excitement.
I have always wanted to make the product page more user friendly, clearer and easier to browse. With my limited knowledge in php, I have to spend extra time to try and error.:P

Here’s the results:

What are the changes?

1. Product image has moved from right to left.

2. Bigger product image (250 x 250px) now, give clearly view of the product.

3. Clear listing of Brand, Category, Model #, Stock Status, Price and Quantity selection.

4. For product/s with Option, it will be shown below the Price before Quantity.

5. Boxed Picture. Personally I find this makes the image neater to show.

6. Brand name Clickable, to browse products under the same brand.

7. Added a title bar “Product” to the right column of the product page.

I hope this gives a better shopping experience to my customers at ShaShinKi.com. You can see the actual product page in action at:

http://shashinki.com/shop/nikon-full-frame-digital-12mp-live-view-9fps-p-1167.html

Happy shopping!

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Sakura Blossoms in Japan

Posted on April 8th, 2008 by KhoKing.
Categories: Photography.

This post is not a family post…but photography post of some of the scenes I captured during my family Sakura visit to Hiroshima city.

Below is the must visit place for those who visited Hiroshima. The ruptured building was previously the City Hall of Hiroshima before World War II. Atomic bomb exploded right on top of this building…this is the remaining and always serves as a remembrance for the young generations to come.

While adults are enjoying their chit-chatting under Sakura trees, childrens love to play bubbles around…

Yes…everybody just love to sit under Sakura trees and enjoy their meal. Some did BBQ there as well. Weather is nice, not hot and not too cold.

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What types of RAW files does Epson P-5000 & P-3000 support?

Posted on April 8th, 2008 by KhoKing.
Categories: Computer / IT, Photography.

As of March 2008, Epson P-5000 and P-3000 supports RAW format images from the digital SLR cameras listed below:

The camera models listed here have been tested by Epson and were found to be compatible. Other camera models may be compatible, but have not been tested.

** In order to view RAW images from these camera models, make sure you update your P-5000 & P-3000 firmware to v1.20.

Firmware download at:

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/s…

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Professional Ballhead Comparison

Posted on March 24th, 2008 by KhoKing.
Categories: Photography.

For those who are interested…

Markins - the Winner!

Markins are now available at:

http://shashinki.com/shop/markins-m-83.html

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Digital Camera Focus Accuracy Test Method - INDEPTH FOCUS TEST

Posted on March 20th, 2008 by KhoKing.
Categories: Photography.

After testing over hundreds of lenses…I have come out with a focus test method that I felt is most convincing to myself. I call it:

INDEPTH FOCUS TEST

There are many focus test chart flying around in the internet, I have printed out some and test them using my Nikon D200 DSLR. However, I found those test chart to be NOT ACCURATE, as it mainly influenced by the position and accuracy of the focus sensor of your DSLR. Some DSLR tends to focus on the subject that is of higher contrast or nearer to the sensor. Some differs.

In order to eliminate the camera focusing sensor position “error”, I developed the INDEPTH Focus Test method, there the camera focus sensor will have no problem in locking focus onto the target, and can give accurate focus photo for evaluation.

Below is how I tested lenses that I ordered for my customers at ShaShinKi.com.

Put two cards (with wordings, eg. namecard, so that you can check sharpness of the wordings later) on your table, one with a lens cap at the bottom so that it is around 1cm higher than the other. Focus on the lower card and take a shot (make sure your shutter speed is above 1/200s, or use flash to freeze motion). Take another shot with focus on the upper card.

Distance between card is around 5mm, separated by a lens cap.

When you focus on Card A, Card B should be blurred (out of focus).

When you focused on Card B, Card A should be blurred (out of focus).

Check the sharpness of both shots. It should show sharp on your focused card and blur on the opposite one. Same as the second shot.

Repeat the above test at different focal length if your lens is a zoom.

After the close distance test, try take a few shots at infinity or far distance. Again, choose a subject which have some clear wordings on it so that you can check the sharpness and clarity on your camera LCD screen later.

If your lens is good, all should be sharp.

(Updated on 20th March 2008 with picture. A picture is worth a thousand words…)

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Canon EOS 40D + EF 24-105mm F4 L = Short Review!

Posted on March 20th, 2008 by KhoKing.
Categories: Photography.

Canon EOS 40D + EF 24-105mm F4 L

I have to chance to test this incredible combo recently, ordered by one of my customer and I was instructed to test the set making sure that they are in perfect condition before sending out to my customer.

No, I do not test the set intensively, but briefly within a hour of checking and testing several functions of the camera and lens.

This is really an incredible combo! The Canon EF24-105L lens is so very solidly built, very good to hold and produce stunning quality images!

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World’s First! Fujifilm F100FD Review (a short one… :P)

Posted on March 16th, 2008 by KhoKing.
Categories: Photography.

Fujifilm F100FD just released on yesterday in Japan and I have the privilege to be the among the first to get my hands on one!

The box…

Front view…

Rear view…

Ok…I knew the above are meaningless…I will update with some actual photo tests at various ISO later…getting tired already today…

For your information, the available ISO setting from Fujifilm F100FD are:

• ISO400
• ISO800
• ISO1600
• ISO3200

Wait for my update “tomorrow”…

Sorry for the late in updating, here’s the continuation of the review:

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A Defective Tokina AT-X 116 PRO 11-16mm Lens

Posted on March 16th, 2008 by KhoKing.
Categories: Photography.

I ordered a Tokina AT-X 116 PRO 11-16mm Lens for my customer few days ago.

As usual, I check every unit of lens before sending out to my customer. To my dismay, I found the Tokina AT-X 116 PRO 11-16mm Lens that I received on 13th March 2008 (Thursday) is defective. There are some defect or weird pattern on the front element coating. I showed it to my wife and she agreed on the “butterfly” pattern.

The defect is actually quite hard to notice, unless you put it under the correct light angle.

The photo below is under a slightly different angle (see the lens hood angle is different), and you can’t really see or detect the “butterfly” defect:

Here’s a closeup of the butterfly:

For me, it is NOT acceptable, though unlikely the defect is going to be shown on the final image.

Since my customer trusted on me on getting a good copy of Tokina lens, so I always put myself in my customer’s shoe. If I have to pay $$$ for a lens, I would expect it to be “perfect” or “near perfect”. Since I can’t accept this kind of defect myself, so I rejected the lens and returned it to my supplier. I shall receive a replacement on Tuesday or Wednesday.

My apologize to my customer for the delay of delivery by extra few days…

Yes, I sell the lens at ShaShinKi.com. The Tokina AT-X 116 PRO 11-16mm Lens can be ordered at:

http://shashinki.com/shop/…t-x+116&x=0&y=0

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New Ads Design for ShaShinKi.com

Posted on March 15th, 2008 by KhoKing.
Categories: Photography.

I just did a new ads design for ShaShinKi.com.

230 x 260 pixels - 100kb

Yeah, it is a GIF animation ads. Linking to of course ShaShinKi.com.

I do hope to learn FLASH ads in future, but at the moment I have no idea of experience with FLASH…so can only stick to animated GIF or JPEG.

Comments welcome for the improvement of the ads design.

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Tamron SP 17-50mm F2.8 A16 for Pentax KA!

Posted on March 14th, 2008 by KhoKing.
Categories: Photography.

Yes, finally…eventually…at last…

Tamron has release the SP 17-50mm F2.8 lens in Pentax K mount!  Don’t believe it? Here’s the photos of the stock that I have already received!

There is a “for PENTAX” wording on the box. Click to view in larger size.

Can’t lie now… see the rear lens with Pentax design/pins on it.

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Extra Luxury Ricoh GB-1 Leather Bag for GR Digital II !

Posted on March 4th, 2008 by KhoKing.
Categories: Photography.

Do you want an extra luxury all leather bag for your Ricoh GR Digital II camera?

Ricoh GB-1, cow leather in nature brown colour. Great for your GR Digital or any other camera!

I love leather bag, as it not only last a lifetime but will become nicer and nicer with time! Yes, the more you use it, the better it looks!

There are 3 separate compartment in the bag, with a small pouch at the side of the bag which is perfect fit for your GR Digital, while you can still accommodate your main DSLR + lenses in the bag! Or even a flash or water bottle inside!

The bag will be available on 19th March 2008 in Japan. No, I don’t think you can get it outside of Japan, not officially. Price? JPY41,790 and a limited 200 units in the first production run.

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Tamron SP 17-50mm F2.8 A16N II ~ Short Review!

Posted on March 4th, 2008 by KhoKing.
Categories: Photography.

Am I the first in the world (consumer) to review this lens?!

Tamron scheduled to release this lens to the market on 17th March 2008, but my supplier has managed to get the stock for me today! I ordered some quantity from them, the first generation (A16N), but was surprised to see there is a mixed of A16N and A16N II in the delivery.

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Close-up with Megumi

Posted on March 2nd, 2008 by KhoKing.
Categories: Family, Photography.

I love wide angle lens…especially one that can focus till very very close distance.

Here’s some close up photo of Megumi…

Camera: Nikon D200

Flash: SB-800 with Lambency diffuser pointed to ceiling

Lenses: Tamron SP 17-50mm A16N and Tokina AT-X PRO 116

She felt curious of my lens…

Even more curious with the Tokina lens! You can’t imagine how close I am to her. She is actually touching and grabbing the hood of the lens! (more…)

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Review: Tokina 11-16mm F2.8 Apherical AT-X 116 PRO DX

Posted on March 1st, 2008 by KhoKing.
Categories: Photography.

A review coming soon…

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